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Multiple industry sources and data portray the construction industry in general as lagging behind the general population in terms of COVID vaccination rate.

Is the noncondensing furnace and water heater market nearing extinction? The end may not be near, but it is also less remote.

Business owners with 100 or more people on the payroll — collectively employing an estimated 80 million U.S. workers — will have to ensure a vaccinated workforce or face fines.

The highest-profile initiatives may have failed to make the cut, but the Senate’s bill does contain meaningful HVAC-related funding.

Revisions in two important documents will have at least some impact on HVAC contractors working in commercial and residential sectors, respectively.

During regular inspections, CARB investigators found that Albertsons failed to comply with the program’s requirements across Albertsons stores between 2016 and 2018.

The U.S. will have a few steep production cuts — the first one coming in 2024 — but industry experts say that the country is in a better position to handle them.

Arkansas HVACR Association’s persistence pays off in continuing education legislation.

With one EPA rule proposed and a menu of state initiatives underway, the unfolding reality for HVAC distributors is that the specifics of these policy rollouts are going to matter — possibly quite a bit.

Brian Beaulieu of ITR Economics shares his thoughts on inflation, business confidence, and long-term planning for HVAC contractors.